Toddler dead after residential fire in Sterling Monday

Investigators on scene to determine cause

Among the officials at the scene of the fire this morning were District Attorney Brittny Lewton, left, and Logan County Coroner Dave Tennant, front right. (Sara Waite / Sterling Journal-Advocate)

Doug Copley (left), investigator for the 13th Judicial District Attorney's Office, leaves the home at 125 State St., Sterling, where a 2-year-old boy died in a fire Monday. (Sara Waite / Sterling Journal-Advocate)

STERLING — Smoke and flames were visible when Sterling firefighters arrived on scene at a residential fire Monday evening, according to Fire Chief Kurt Vogel. Tuesday morning, the smell of smoke still lingered in the air around125 State St. in Sterling.

The firefighters were told there was a child inside the home, and located the 2-year-old boy inside the room where the fire was burning, Vogel said. He told the Associated Press the child was found inside a bedroom closet. The toddler wasn't breathing, and was transported to Sterling Regional MedCenter, where he was pronounced dead.

An adult male occupant was also burned in the blaze, but his injuries were not life-threatening, according to a press release from the Sterling Police Department, which also responded to the fire call at 7:29 p.m. All other occupants of the home had exited the structure by the time the SFD and SPD arrived.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, and officials were on scene this morning at the home, which is surrounded by yellow fire line tape. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is assisting with the investigation.

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